I had an awesome time last night at Will & Leah's reception at the gorgeous Montreux Golf Club. Absolutely great people all around: the bride & groom, their families & friends, and the super staff at Montreux.
Leah & Will are a great match. When you meet them, you can tell immediately that they are a couple. They look great separate- both are tall and good-looking, but they walk into a room and a glow of warmth & confidence & ease just fills the space. There is no doubt that they are together and are each other's soulmates. They provided me with an inspired songlist of slow, romantic ballads during cocktails, a great selection of jazz during dinner and some fun dancing selections for later. That they appreciate music was immediately apparent as the guests' tables were all named for love songs.
The bridal party entered to "The Final Countdown" by Europe and the newlyweds to "All You Need is Love" by the Fab Four. Indeed, the Beatles were quite apparent throughout the evening as their first dance was "Till There Was You" and right before that... well I'm getting ahead of myself.
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| The Father-Daughter Dance |
After their Grand Entrance, the servers started bringing out the salads and then the main courses. The waiters do this incredible ballet when they serve: four or five of them, each with two of three plates. They wind their way through the tables and simultaneously serve everyone seated at a table. When I saw their coordination, I was impressed, as the guests had three choices from the menu for their main course! Not an easy task, but they made it look seamless and were very efficient as everyone had their meal in no time at all. They were very kind to feed a hungry DJ as well, and I had swordfish on mushroom risotto with delicious sauteed veggies. One of the best meals I have had the pleasure of trying this year! Billie, Montreux's coordinator is always hovering around, making sure everything is going smoothly and that everyone is happy- bride and groom, guests, and even the help (me). It is such a pleasure to work with her and all of the staff there- true professionals!
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| Will serenading Leah! |
The toasts were great, but one line from Gary's toast (Leah's dad) really stuck with me. He said that 35 years ago, on his wedding day, he looked down the aisle, saw his bride-to-be, and he had never seen anything so lovely. Until today... Wow. Just a proud, happy father. After the toasts, Will had a surprise for Leah. I helped him with a pair of microphones and with the same guitar that his dad had serenaded his mom on their wedding day years ago, he sang and played a Beatles tune just for his new bride. What a perfect moment. Then they danced their first dance, and the evening was off and running. Gary & Leah then danced to "Unforgettable" by Nat & Natalie, and then all the married couples came up onto the dance floor for the Anniversary Dance, one of my all-time favorites, "At Last" by Etta James. There were so many couples, the dance floor overflowed into the tables. There were at least a dozen couples over 20 years, and half that over 40 years! The longest married couple (54 years!) had also travelled the farthest (Hawaii) and I found out their wedding song, "April Love" by Pat Boone and played it for them later that night.
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| Cake by Tiers of Joy |
The cake was from Tiers of Joy here in Reno at the Victorian House, and it was delicious- red velvet. Tesla & Leigh Anne do such an amazing job with not only the look of their cakes, but its taste as well. I don't usually have cake at an event, but with cake from Tiers of Joy I always make an exception.
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| Leah & Will and everyone at the end of the evening |
Dancing was a blast with music from all genres keeping the floor hopping. The Motown set was especially busy, and I was introduced to a couple of new (to me) songs that rocked the house: "Gangnam Style" by Psy and one that I recently heard in Spain, "Ai Se Eu Tu Pego". They are now in my library. Thanks to Leah's folks for making me feel so at home. Thanks to Billie for her hard work making everything run perfectly. And thanks to Will and Leah for allowing me to be a part of their night. It is getting old, me saying this, but I love my job!
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